Each government minister views the circumstances of each issue differently. An interior minister has a different view of visa liberalization than does a foreign minister.

The Americans are and remain our best friends, but this is absolutely not right. We can't simply return to business as usual.

There is a connection between the issue of refugees and the battle against the so-called Islamic State.

Political leaders have to withstand headwinds.

I stand for a strong state that safeguards freedom. I don't need to show muscle for that.

You cannot protect something without intervening on some level.

I am a politician, but I am also a Christian.